OPG Power Ventures Plc  confirmed the following board changes which will be effective from the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company, to be held in October 2016, notice of which will be given in due course. Having been Chairman of the company for eight years, and having overseen the Company's growth from Admission to AIM to 750 MW of operating capacity, Mr. MC Gupta has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the board at the annual general meeting of the Company.  At that time, Arvind Gupta, OPG's CEO, will assume the role of Executive Chairman. On the same date, the company will appoint Mr. Jeremy Beeton (aged 63) as an Independent Non-Executive Director.  Mr. Beeton has more than 40 years' international business experience including in Government, corporate, project management, construction and facilities management.  He is currently a Non-Executive Director of SSE plc, WYG plc and John Laing Group plc as well as being an Advisory Board member of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Director of Tanah Merah and Chairman of Merseylink Ltd.